Can I make my 5.7l sound like thru hull exhaus without the actual thru hull exhaust

[hays4]

I've heard that merc cruiser stern drives have some sort of kit you can put on that make the stock through the prop exhaust sound almost as good as a thru hull exhaust system.
I have a 1988 IMP Elengaza with the 5.7l 260 HP Chevy Motor with an OMC Cobra outdrive. I would like to put a little rumble to this power plant, but don't necessarily want to invest hundreds of dollars for a thru hull exhaust system.
Any suggestions???????
Thanks fellow boaters.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Can I make my 5.7l sound like thru hull exhaus without the actual thru hull exhau

I've heard that merc cruiser stern drives have some sort of kit you can put on that make the stock through the prop exhaust sound almost as good as a thru hull exhaust system.
I have a 1988 IMP Elengaza with the 5.7l 260 HP Chevy Motor with an OMC Cobra outdrive. I would like to put a little rumble to this power plant, but don't necessarily want to invest hundreds of dollars for a thru hull exhaust system.
Any suggestions???????
Thanks fellow boaters.

Ayuh,... Crawl under it, 'n cut off the exhaust bellows...

 

[Reinell-BRXL-191]

Re: Can I make my 5.7l sound like thru hull exhaus without the actual thru hull exhau

As Bond-o said, removing the exhaust bellows will vent the exhaust in to the gimble housing and create a bunch more noise... but it will also make for a lot of cleaning of the outdrive, because the exhaust soot and such will build up all over the place...